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Pittsburgh Bureau of Police: Body-worn Cameras

Agency Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Technology Body-worn Cameras
Vendor Axon

As of 2019, all officers of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police are required to wear body-worn cameras and motorcycle and bicycle officers have been wearing BWCs since 2012. The city received a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Justice Department to purchase body-worn cameras in 2015.

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Video cameras that police attach to their uniforms to record interactions with the public.